I’m yet to meet an immigrant that doesn’t complain about his/her “new” country and doesn’t think that the “old” country was, in many respects, better. Yet, they are staying.
While living in Yugoslavia, the main problem was not having any money. Now, living in the US, my main problem is whether I’m going to have enough money. It feels the same.
If all first-generation immigrants were to return to their respective countries of origin, the US would economically collapse immediately. What keeps them in here is the lack of an alternative.
Life in socialism is similar to life in military barracks: gray, boring, and void of any sense at all. But, life in capitalism is more like life in madhouses: colorful, hysteric, hyperactive, also void of any sense at all.